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Hacky

adj, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Like a hack; amateurish.
  2. 2
    Hackneyed (lacking significance through having been overused; unoriginal and trite) informal
  3. 3
    Filthy or totally dirty. Geordie
  4. 4
    Using, or characterised by, hacks: poorly designed workarounds. informal
  5. 5
    Short and interrupted, broken, jerky; hacking. colloquial

    "A hacky cough. A hacky laugh. A hacky breath. A hacky howl."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From hack + -y.

Etymology 2

Alteration of hackneyed.

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